Franken Challenge
defunct
Current2016 Franken Challenge
Event nameFranken Challenge
LocationFürth, Germany
VenueTV Fürth 1860
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceClay
Draw32S/31Q/16D
Prize money€42,500+H
WebsiteWebsite

The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Fürth, Germany, since 1979 (as a club event from 1979 to 1985, as a Futures in 1986, as a Challenger since 1987). After having been on the calendar for 38 years, the 2017 edition had to be cancelled for lack of funding.[1]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2016Radu AlbotJan-Lennard Struff6–3, 6–4
2015Taro DanielAlbert Montañés6–3, 6–0
2014Tobias KamkeIñigo Cervantes Huegun6–3, 6–2
2013João SousaWayne Odesnik3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2012Blaž KavčičSergiy Stakhovsky6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2011João SousaJan-Lennard Struff6–2, 0–6, 6–2
2010Robin HaaseTobias Kamke6–4, 6–2
2009Peter LuczakJuan Pablo Brzezicki6–2, 6–0
2008Daniel KöllererSantiago Giraldo6–1, 6–3
2007Peter LuczakFabio Fognini4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2006Florian MayerTorsten Popp6–3, 6–1
2005Albert PortasPhilipp Kohlschreiber7–6(5), 6–2
2004Jiří VaněkGilles Simon7–5, 6–2
2003Jan Frode AndersenÓscar Hernández2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002Luis HornaJürgen Melzer6–4, 6–2
2001Germán Puentes-AlcañizKristian Pless6–4, 6–3
2000Irakli LabadzeDaniel Elsner6–4, 6–4
1999Ronald AgénorTomáš Zíb6–2, 7–6
1998Christian RuudJan Frode Andersen6–4, 7–5
1997Davide SanguinettiTomas Nydahl6–4, 6–2
1996Hicham AraziAndrei Chesnokov3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1995Christian RuudMagnus Gustafsson7–6, 6–4
1994Kris GoossensDirk Dier6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1993Mikael PernforsBart Wuyts6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992Martin StřelbaRaúl Viver6–1, 6–2
1991Marcos Aurelio GorrizDimitri Poliakov6–2, 3–0 retired
1990Jeff TarangoFelipe Rivera6–0, 6–0
1989Dimitri PoliakovFederico Mordegan6–2, 6–1
1988Hans-Dieter BeutelRichard Vogel1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987Patrick BaurEdoardo Mazza6–3, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2016Facundo Argüello
Roberto Maytín
Andrej Martin
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–4
2015Guillermo Durán
Horacio Zeballos
Íñigo Cervantes
Renzo Olivo
6–1, 6–3
2014Gerard Granollers
Jordi Samper Montaña
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
7–6(7–1), 6–2
2013Colin Ebelthite
Rameez Junaid
Christian Harrison
Michael Venus
6–4, 7–5
2012Arnau Brugués-Davi
João Sousa
Rameez Junaid
Purav Raja
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
2011Rameez Junaid
Frank Moser
Jorge Aguilar
Júlio César Campozano
6–2, 6–7(2), [10–6]
2010Dustin Brown
Rameez Junaid
Martin Emmrich
Joseph Sirianni
6–3, 6–1
2009Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Santiago Ventura
Simon Greul
Alessandro Motti
4–6, 6–1, 10–6
2008Philipp Marx
Alexander Peya
Daniel Köllerer
Frank Moser
6–3, 6–3
2007Bruno Echagaray
André Ghem
Fabio Fognini
Frederico Gil
7–6(1), 4–6, 13–11
2006Vasilis Mazarakis
Felipe Parada
Philipp Marx
Torsten Popp
6–3, 6–2
2005Amir Hadad
Harel Levy
Jan Frode Andersen
Johan Landsberg
6–1, 6–2
2004Adrián García
Janko Tipsarević
Simon Aspelin
Graydon Oliver
6–4, 6–4
2003Denis Gremelmayr
Simon Greul
Tomas Behrend
Karsten Braasch
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(5)
2002Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Gabriel Trujillo Soler
Vadim Kutsenko
Oleg Ogorodov
6–2, 6–4
2001Hugo Armando
Andrei Stoliarov
Vadim Kutsenko
Oleg Ogorodov
6–0, 6–0
2000Eduardo Nicolás-Espín
Germán Puentes-Alcañiz
Devin Bowen
Brandon Coupe
6–4, 6–2
1999Nebojša Đorđević
Marcos Ondruska
Diego del Río
Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1998Álex López Morón
Albert Portas
Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–4
1997Brandon Coupe
Paul Rosner
Martin Sinner
Joost Winnink
7–5, 6–3
1996Joshua Eagle
Tom Kempers
Aleksandar Kitinov
Gábor Köves
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1995Andrew Kratzmann
Brent Larkham
Ken Flach
Kent Kinnear
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1994Vojtech Flegl
Andrew Florent
Gastón Etlis
Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–1
1993Nils Holm
Lars-Anders Wahlgren
Ģirts Dzelde
Vladimer Gabrichidze
walkover
1992Rüdiger Haas
Udo Riglewski
Brian Joelson
Bertrand Madsen
6–1, 6–3
1991Marcos Aurelio Gorriz
Maurice Ruah
Jamie Morgan
Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
1990Peter Ballauff
Ricki Osterthun
Marcos-Aurelio Gorriz-Bonhora
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
1989Vladimer Gabrichidze
Dimitri Poliakov
Cristiano Caratti
Federico Mordegan
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1988Michael Stich
Martin Sinner
Wojciech Kowalski
Adrian Marcu
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1987Nick Fulwood
Cyril Suk
Axel Hornung
Karsten Saniter
4–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ^ http://www.franken-challenge.de/2017/04/21/franken-challenge-2017-wichtige-information/ [dead link]